02/08/26 - Pastor Bryan Roberts - Christ Brings Us To God

Christ Brings Us To God 1 Peter 3:18-22 NKJV 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, 19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 21 There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him. I. Christ Brings Us to God Christ’s Crucifixion Gives Us Admission, Access And Audience With God Hebrews 10:19-20 says, 9 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh The ultimate reason for Jesus’ suffering was to bring you to God. Hebrews 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. You are that joy! Revelation 21: 3-4, describing the New Heaven and the New Earth says, 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” The Resurrection Gives Us A New Perspective On Suffering. II. The Exaltation of Christ Hebrews 9:27 says, “It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.” Phil. 2:5 says, Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. Phil. 2:8-11 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.  Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Romans 8:18 the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.